I like the floors. Fantastic. If my flat were not graced with old walnut floors I would break out the floor paint. The kitchen...hrmm. I am going to assume that it is a space in transition? Th...
wait a sec. Before you even go the refinishing route....try coating the table liberally with boiled linseed oil (from the hardware store). Put on a thick layer, let it sit...keep putting the oil ...
I have such a huge crush on him. Cute cute cute. The only critique I have is the oddly scaled pair of lamps; look a bit much in there. That could just be the video though. I love the idea of th...
I love dark trim colors...in particular if it is done in super high gloss paint. Fine Paints of Europe makes a product called Brilliant Paint...which has the look of hand applied lacquer at a frac...
All are great suggestions...but mid century and old is easy to find is SF. For the money and the unique look I would check out Caste on Halsted street...it's a favorite haunt of mine and is very e...
Its a natural stone that can be sourced form Artistic Tile in the merchandise Mart or from The Fine Line on Illinois. You ca generally get in in many different sizes of planking.
I did, last week actually, in the gangway between my building and the neighboring building. I got some strange looks form neighbors....and quite a few people taking pictures form the iron gate aft...
Hey, its Dave...the owner of the ceramic letter balls. And apparently a pretty good arranger. I just read the comments about the balls and saw the link to the Ballard Design web page...I had to t...
I dated a fellow who lived in a Mies tower on Lake Shore Drive. It had been '70's-fied' by the previous owner with mirrored walls, shag carpeting, and some of the most heinous wallcovering and dra...
I am lusting after these pieces. My coworker Aaron managed to buy the vertebrae candelabra that I saw in the shop....and i am still a little bitter. I needed it to sit on my rather stuffy Steinwa...
Painting the wall behind the sofa seems like it will draw attention to the sofa. It is hard to tell from the image...but is that a good thing? If it were my sofa, I would most likeley match the w...
Woodsmith Design Build Group. Mark can do basic drawings (enough to get through the permit process) for a reasonable fee and his crew is good at basic projects like what you are talking about. (...
I had one in my old place in Andersonville. It was tucked between the door to the hall and the door to the pantry in the kitchen. We took out the funky and broken ironing platform and fitted shel...
I love this apartment! Completely the opposite of my style....but I can really appreciate the playful twist that the space has. In particular, I enjoyed how the bookcase was organized via color (...
The curtains should be mounted ont he bottom of the (what looks like) concrete beam that runs above the windows. I would probably treat the curtains mor elike a decorative element and install two ...
Armand Lee has worked on several of the more important pieces that I have and I have nothing but good things to say about them. Most recently the took a 1950s drawing that I have by Georges Braque...
I really like a galley style kitchen; I have found a small galley style kitchen is the best space to actually cook in. I also really like injecting a super modern aesthetic into a traditional enve...
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I like the floors. Fantastic. If my flat were not graced with old walnut floors I would break out the floor paint. The kitchen...hrmm. I am going to assume that it is a space in transition? Th...
wait a sec. Before you even go the refinishing route....try coating the table liberally with boiled linseed oil (from the hardware store). Put on a thick layer, let it sit...keep putting the oil ...
I have such a huge crush on him. Cute cute cute. The only critique I have is the oddly scaled pair of lamps; look a bit much in there. That could just be the video though. I love the idea of th...
bad bins. bad bad!
I love dark trim colors...in particular if it is done in super high gloss paint. Fine Paints of Europe makes a product called Brilliant Paint...which has the look of hand applied lacquer at a frac...
All are great suggestions...but mid century and old is easy to find is SF. For the money and the unique look I would check out Caste on Halsted street...it's a favorite haunt of mine and is very e...
Its a natural stone that can be sourced form Artistic Tile in the merchandise Mart or from The Fine Line on Illinois. You ca generally get in in many different sizes of planking.
I did, last week actually, in the gangway between my building and the neighboring building. I got some strange looks form neighbors....and quite a few people taking pictures form the iron gate aft...
Hey, its Dave...the owner of the ceramic letter balls. And apparently a pretty good arranger. I just read the comments about the balls and saw the link to the Ballard Design web page...I had to t...
I dated a fellow who lived in a Mies tower on Lake Shore Drive. It had been '70's-fied' by the previous owner with mirrored walls, shag carpeting, and some of the most heinous wallcovering and dra...
I am lusting after these pieces. My coworker Aaron managed to buy the vertebrae candelabra that I saw in the shop....and i am still a little bitter. I needed it to sit on my rather stuffy Steinwa...
Painting the wall behind the sofa seems like it will draw attention to the sofa. It is hard to tell from the image...but is that a good thing? If it were my sofa, I would most likeley match the w...
This gave me a rash when I looked at it.
Woodsmith Design Build Group. Mark can do basic drawings (enough to get through the permit process) for a reasonable fee and his crew is good at basic projects like what you are talking about. (...
I had one in my old place in Andersonville. It was tucked between the door to the hall and the door to the pantry in the kitchen. We took out the funky and broken ironing platform and fitted shel...
Those are the same cabinets that gave me hives in my old apartment; I hated them so much that I ripped them out and replaced the entire kitchen.
I love this apartment! Completely the opposite of my style....but I can really appreciate the playful twist that the space has. In particular, I enjoyed how the bookcase was organized via color (...
The curtains should be mounted ont he bottom of the (what looks like) concrete beam that runs above the windows. I would probably treat the curtains mor elike a decorative element and install two ...
Armand Lee has worked on several of the more important pieces that I have and I have nothing but good things to say about them. Most recently the took a 1950s drawing that I have by Georges Braque...
I really like a galley style kitchen; I have found a small galley style kitchen is the best space to actually cook in. I also really like injecting a super modern aesthetic into a traditional enve...